Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-22
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
FEBRUARY TERN. 1887.
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ALBERT 5. AusrrS. Clerk.
0scAR III. HKKsTY. Couniy Attorney.
G. NJ. woRNKLI. SAerf.
N r HAMMOND, Crser.
MNrAS PowEKs. SienograpAer.
SAMUEL X. CARrrR. L,brdnaH.
W. A. R,ERows. Messenger.
A. we vent 10 press last Monday the
case Il Consider r. Faun We. Waldo
PetiebgiIl. Administrator bad been tired
and given to the jury who we're oai At
that time The result Vas . Disagree
msni Of the jury. No verde; reached.
The case has been Assigned for the first
day o. the next October term OF Court
The Cor, heard the case Of Rober,
q Wiley. IN equity. W Abner DAVIS. an
.etioa bfOagh, to snforce the conveyance
Of, The Dr. Wiley house and land on
Bethel Hill.
Decision reserved.
0ib,oa f5r pla. H,rhek b' d;h.
In The case Of MARTA York. libelan,.
" Stella York. divorce -r dsereed
ni.
Kinb.n B,Are, n s,sarn'.
May \ Jorl.a. libsl.a,, v. Peter
jordan. Dssi.ioa reserved.
Ths pa,, week the Court has been en-
gased With the ea,s % Roscoe q. Heard
", AM. Bszo. . case which has been
prsviol,ly tired. bssn 20 the Law Coar,
GA Exceptions. .ai ,.n, back f5' asv
trial. H1a. John 2. s-sseJ sPPesr
Or ths pla.n,iG anl Nj. Davi X
Hlsi.n,, aad Hoa. A. II. Walker for
dsfenss.
Thi. /. a. ls,ioa o. ,rsspn,, TO- the
taking a. carrying Asay Of esr,Ain
Quantity q WOOD. The dsfeass pleads
the general i.as. va No, guilty ia
ra.aasr AL form a. the Plaia,ia In bis
-rii h,s alleged
S,lion ha, say civil case attracted %
ecasrAl .iicniioa a. that Of Heard Va.
Bara 4, IL, h-; trial the jury bad
failed % .stce Tas ssc,ad ,risl resili'
ella. verde, for the defendant, aud
che plaintiff carried the case 10 the Law
Tern. oa tNesp,ions; the justice. her,
ssdins ,hados q fac, Which should
have gone 20 the jury, ordered . ne-
hAA /, -ill Be seen therefore that
more ,haa an ordinary degree Of interest
csnisred around thi, new trial
The history o. The case include. some
lessl complications which would not
readily Be understood BY the general
reader. BAT the history ia brief Is aboa, A.
follows Amo. Blaro and Roscoe q,
Heard vtr,. ~ The time the action aeeru'
"a. 10th merchant, AZ Porter. in this
County. Oae Louisa Simpson. living n
the same ,osn. owned . farm, valued. a.
n. defendant say. q, about twelve hun-
dred dollars. upoa wkich there ~n q
mortgage o. $3.50. Amo, Blafo bad .
store aocoan, Assias, John W. simpson
,oa q The Aforesaid Louisa simpson
AID Roscoe q. Heard had al account o.
q SIMILAR aa,aie against Louisa Simpson
her-lf Now John W. Simpson. ,h'
.on. agreed 70 haul Amos B.Io q esr-
tain lmoaa, Of wood which bad been
cut on kn mothers farm. ia paymsn, Of
the accoani which BlAEo bad against
him. Mr.. Blazo SCI, an officer 10 ihs
place Who asked John II be would LIKE
to trade some wood for yoke Of steer.
John replied ,ha, be would. and the Of.
hcsf tesiifss that be then asked John Il
the wood vas hi.. 10 which be replied
that Il vas. The officer thea says be
asked The mother. Mrs. Louisa Slmpson.
II the wood belonged to John. and she
replied TIA, i, did. The officer then at
Tackled the wood for Ano, BaIo. Roe.
eoe q. Heard then appeared snd as The
defendant, claim and the plh. dsnies,
entered into . eonfederAey With Mrs.
Simp.oa and john 10 sell kip the wood.
ia order that he nigh, secure payment
Of the aeeoaa; due him from Mr.. simp-
500. The plainiia claims that the title
70 lad AL wood were IN Mrs. Simpson
and bad never passed to John w. hsr
soa. and that be Heard bought the
wood from Mrs. 5. and obtained . Bill
Of Sale from Der Of The sane.
In substance the plaintiff claimed title
BY purchase Of Mrs.. Louisa slmPson.
The defendan, claimed title BY . sale
from John W. Simpson. Of later date,
And dsais. ,hA, the plaintiff ever ae'o-
lately purchased the wood. OF nso, tia,
The sale was valid. bat on the ooatrlry
that il Yrs q frsHdulsn, and void sale.
Verde, for defendant.
2O7. Charles VI. Go. vs.. Emery @,
Young
Glbson. Herrick.
This wu = real action brOush, to re-
cover the ID. VI. Go.s farm in Bethel,
and the north.ws., IA Of 10, ! u, in the
"a Rage. The oaly question in dis
pa,s Vas the ownership Of the latter par
eel. When the case Vas reached for
trial. Cos. gave up the eon,ss,. aud
YOans h.. jads.men, for the price OF the
land.
Monday Of hi. week opened the IA
nous Byron Line case. As follows;
279. stephen Taylor vs.. David X
Hastings. DAVID Hammons, Almon
Young. Peter b. YOung. Charles Rankin
Danisl Hilton. EbensEsr I. Nuiisr.
Walter b. Ngi,sr and Henry Nu,'sr.
Hon. George D. Bisbee appears for
the plaintiff. ..
Ma. David X. Hastings. Hon. David
H.mmOn.. and HOn. John Z. suasey for
the defense